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Backyard Orchard Newsen-usUC ANRhttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/Sat, 06 Jun 2020 23:56:58 PSTSat, 06 Jun 2020 23:56:58 PSTUC ANR Name That Spider--And Did They Ever!When UC Davis Professor Jason Bond discovered a new genus of trapdoor spiders in Monterey County and issued a call for folks to name the species, did they ever!
He received more than 200 suggestions.
Bond, a noted spider authority and the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, accepted suggestions from mid-May until 5 p.m., June 1.
His colleague, Joel Ledford, assistant professor of teaching, UC Davis Department of......]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:25:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42691&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42691Bohart Museum of EntomologyEnvironmentJason Bondname that speciesNatural Resourcesnew genustrapdoor spidersUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Did You Miss the UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium?If you missed the UC Davis-based Third COVID-19 Symposium, headlined by Dr. Robert Gallo, not to worry. You can view it on YouTube at https://youtu.be/O4L0OHcZ5Mk
Focusing primarily on vaccines, it was broadcast Wednesday, June 3 on both Zoom and YouTube. UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, organizer and moderator, said that "Zoom viewers had an opportunity to evaluate the event: 84.1% found the symposium very helpful; 88.7% were very satisfied or satisfied."
A few of the comments:......]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:35:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42681&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42681AgricultureEnvironmentHealthInnovationRobert E. Page Jr. bee sting therapyRobert GalloUC Davis Chancellor Gary MayUC Davis-Based COVID-19 SymposiumvaccinesWalter Leal Growing Interest in Bee Sting Therapy Research as a Possible COVID-19 Treatment?"Honey bee venom treatment may become a new tool in the search for new ways to prevent infection with COVID-19," says Norman Gary, emeritus professor entomology at the University of California, Davis.
He alerted UC Davis scientists to an article in sciencedirect.com that indicated this anecdotal information: beekeepers living in the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus in China did not contract the virus, and neither did a group of patients receiving apitherapy.
"These people have one thing in......]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42666&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42666AgricultureBarbara Laidlaw MurphyCOVID-19 SymposiumFamilyHarry H. Laidlaw Jr.HealthInnovationNorman GaryThe Bee ManUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyWalter LealYard & Garden The Who's Who of COVID-19 Experts at UC Davis-Based SymposiumThe panelists and participants in the UC Davis-based Third COVID-19 Symposium are literally "the who's who" of experts.
Newly named to the symposium is Paul Allan Offit, M.D., co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, announced UC distinguished professor Walter Leal, who organizes and moderates the symposiums as a public service.
The third symposium, focusing primarily on vaccines, is set for 5 to 7 p.m. on Zoom and YouTube. It will begin at 4:30 with a pre-program, featuring interviews and......]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:44:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42659&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42659 Rural Tourism Webinar Friday June 5Celebrate World Environment Day by joining ACDI/VOCA and Agritourism Experts David Visher &amp; Penny Leff on Friday, June 5, at 11:00 am EST (8:00 am PST/19:00 GMT+4) for the live webinar &ldquo;What Is Rural Tourism? Opportunities for Development.&rdquo;*
As the COVID-19 crisis impacts traditional tourism and constrains travelers' ability to gather in large groups, we see small group rural tourism as the best way safely forward. Our discussants will examine rural tourism, how it can equip......]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:49:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42653&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
paleff@ucanr.edu(Penny A. Leff)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42653agritourismEconomic Development Could Bee Sting Therapy Possibly Have a Role in COVID-19 Treatment?Could bee sting therapy possibly have a role in COVID-19 treatment?
Maybe. Maybe not. Should in-depth, scientific research be launched?
Yes, say a trio of researchers in an article published in sciencedirect.com.
Lead author Wei Yang, an oncologist from China, and two associates related some interesting but anecdotal information about beekeepers in the COVID-19 epicenter, the Hubei province. The beekeepers surveyed didn't contract the COVID-19 virus. Neither did a group of surveyed patients......]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:31:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42641&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42641Allison Brashearbee therapy researchDean BlumbergHealthInnovationKate BroderickRobert E. Page Jr.Robert Gallothird COVID-19 symposiumWalter Leal Vaccine Expert Kate Broderick Named a Primary Speaker at COVID-19 SymposiumNoted vaccine expert Kate Broderick, who is leading an INOVIO research team in San Diego to develop a DNA vaccine for COVID-19, will deliver a presentation and answer questions at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 Virtual Symposium on Wednesday, June 3.
&ldquo;We are fortune to obtain Dr. Broderick, who is INOVIO's senior vice president of research and development, as one of our primary speakers,&rdquo; said UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, symposium organizer and moderator.
The free......]]>Fri, 29 May 2020 17:26:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42621&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42621COVID-19 SymposiumHealthInnovationKate BroderickRobert GalloUC Davis Chancellor Gary MayvaccineWalter Leal Mark Your Calendar for June 3: Fantastic Panel for the Third UC Davis-Based COVID-19 SymposiumMark your calendar!
You won't want to miss the UC Davis-based COVID-19 Symposium on Wednesday, June 3.
Dr. Robert Gallo, world-renowned virologist at the forefront of the AIDS epidemic and now targeting COVID-19, will headline the panel of speakers.
The free online symposium, to focus primarily on vaccines, will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time on Zoom and YouTube. (A pre-program, with interviews and questions, begins at 4:30 p.m.) It's the third in a series of COVID-19......]]>Thu, 28 May 2020 16:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42608&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42608bee venomCOVID-19. SymposiumEnvironmentFamilyGrand Princess cruise shipHealthInnovationphysiciansRobert GalloscientistsUC Davis Chancellor Gary MayvaccinesWalter Leal Meet Andrea Guggenbickler, Outstanding Academic AdvisorWay to go!
Andrea Guggenbickler, staff academic advisor for the Global Disease Biology (GBD) major, part of the UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology, has received a prestigious award for her outstanding advising.
The 2020 Eleanor and Harry Walker Academic Advising Awards program, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&amp;ES), selected her for the staff academic advisor award.
Guggenbickler coordinates a 400-student program that includes course scheduling, faculty and......]]>Wed, 27 May 2020 17:38:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42597&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42597Andrea GuggenbicklerEconomic DevelopmentEleanor and Harry Walker Academic AwardsentomologyEnvironmentInnovationNatural Resourcesoutstanding academic advisorUC Davis Department of Plant Pathology 'All You Mead Is Love!' Enroll in UC Davis Online Course by Monday, June 1Picture this: A honey bee foraging on yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), an invasive weed that farmers absolutely hate but one that beekeepers, honey enthusiasts and mead makers absolutely love.
The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) targets the yellow starthistle on its "How to Manage Pests; Pests in Gardens and Landscapes" site.
But in the opinion of many a honey connoisseur (including Eric Mussen, emeritus Extension apiculturist, UC Davis), starthistle makes......]]>Tue, 26 May 2020 17:15:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42585&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42585AgricultureAmina HarrisFoodHealthhoney beeInnovationmeadMead Making 201UC Davis Honey and Pollination Centeryellow starthistle Portraits of a Monarch Just Stopping ByWelcome, Danaus plexippus!
A monarch butterfly, the first of the year, fluttered through our family pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. last Sunday and hung around for about two hours. We clocked him in at 5 p.m. and he exited around 7. He was on the move!
"Boy Butterfly" visited:
the tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii)
a yellow rose ("Sparkle and Shine," related to the Julia Child rose, a purchase from the California Center for Urban Horticulture, UC Davis, during its 2013 Rose Day......]]>Mon, 25 May 2020 15:03:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42557&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42557Danaus plexippusEnvironmentfirst of the yearmonarch butterflymonarch portraitVacaville pollinator garden Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Honing in On the Hornets!Oh, the questions that Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, fielded at the Bohart's first-ever virtual symposium, held Friday morning, May 22.
For nearly an hour (11 to 11:45), Kimsey answered questions about the Asian giant hornet (aka "the murder hornet," so labeled by the news media); earwigs, native bees, midges, cockroaches, butterflies, yellow jackets and mosquitoes, and others.
Kimsey, a UC Davis professor of entomology and a two-time president of the International......]]>Fri, 22 May 2020 15:23:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42551&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42551Asian giant hornetsBohart Museum of EntomologyEnvironmentLynn Kimseymurder hornetsNatural Resourcesvirtual open house Ready for the May 22th Bohart Museum Virtual Open House?If Lynn Kimsey, who directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, had her say, the Asian giant hornets would NOT be nicknamed &ldquo;the murder hornets.&rdquo;
Kimsey, professor of entomology with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a past president (twice) of the International Society of Hymenopterists, will headline the Bohart Museum's virtual open house (Facebook Live) from 11 a.m. to 11:45 on Friday, May 22. It's the first-ever virtual open house; you can......]]>Thu, 21 May 2020 16:20:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42543&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42543AgricultureAsian giant hornetBohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationLynn Kimseymurder hornetsNatural ResourcesTabatha Yangvirtual open house Bee Inspired: It's World Bee Day!Did you observe World Bee Day today?
Every year on May 20, the United Nations asks us to think about this day, "to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators" and "the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development."
Some 20,000 species of bees inhabit our world, but the "poster child" is the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
"The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable impact on the beekeeping sector affecting the production, the market and as a consequence, the......]]>Wed, 20 May 2020 17:22:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42540&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42540AgricultureapicultureApis melliferaEnvironmentFoodGaillardiahoney beeInnovationNatural ResourcesWorld Bee DayYard & Garden Name That Spider!Name that spider!
UC Davis professor Jason Bond is seeking a species name for a new genus of trapdoor spiders he discovered on a sandy beach at Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County.
Bond proposes to name the genus, Cryptocteniza, part of which means &ldquo;hidden or secret.&rdquo; And the species name?
That's where you come in.
If your suggestion wins the competition, you will hold the bragging rights and be acknowledged in his upcoming manuscript on the new genus.
Bond, a noted......]]>Tue, 19 May 2020 16:42:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42531&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42531CryptoctenizaDepartment of Plant BiologyEnvironmentInnovationJason BondJoel LedfordMonterey CountyNatural Resourcesnew genus of spidersUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology A Tiger in Your GardenThe "Tiger King" has nothing on the Western Tiger Swallowtail.
The colorful yellow and black butterfly, Papilio rutulus, reigns supreme. We saw this one last week at the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.
"The Western Tiger Swallowtail is basically a species of riparian forest, where it glides majestically back and forth along the watercourse," writes butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, on his website. "It has......]]>Mon, 18 May 2020 17:23:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42523&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42523Art Shapirocoronavirus pandemicEnvironmentNatural ResourcesPapilio rutulusRuth Storer GardenUC Davis Arboretum and Public GardenWestern tiger swallowtailYard & Garden Second COVID-19 Symposium: Well Done and Much Appreciated&ldquo;Thanks you so much for today, and to all of your panelists. The citizens of our area are truly lucky for your hard work in your preparation for this informational webinar. The public needs more of these types of forums for the detail education that this provided on COVID-19.&rdquo;
That was one of the unsolicited comments praising the second COVID-19 Symposium organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal.
If you missed the symposium, held May 14, not to......]]>Fri, 15 May 2020 16:06:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42507&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=42507Anoop MaheshwariCOVID-19 SymposiumDr. Anoop MaheshwariHealthInnovationJanet NapolitanoUC Davis Chancellor Gary MayUC Davis HealthUC Davis School of MedicineWalter Leal Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Got a Question About Wasps?Do you have a question about wasps?
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and UC Davis professor of entomology, will answer questions from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., on Friday, May 22 at the Bohart's first-ever virtual open house on FacebookLive. To watch or participate, access the Bohart Museum Facebook site. It will be recorded for those unable to watch it at that time.
Kimsey, an authority on wasps and bees, is a two-time past president of the International Society of......]]>Thu, 14 May 2020 17:07:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41495&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41495AgricultureAsian giant hornetBohart Museum of EntomologyEnvironmentLynn Kimseymurder hornetNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologywaspsYard & Garden Covering the COVID-19 Pandemic: Symposium on May 14The stage is set.
All systems are go.
The experts are ready to deliver their presentations and answer questions.
The second COVID-19 Symposium, organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Viewers can register for the free public awareness event and post advance questions on Zoom at https://bit.ly/2SUJ7t5. For YouTubeLive, the link is https://bit.ly/3b8TAau.
Leal promises that that the COVID-19 symposium......]]>Wed, 13 May 2020 16:38:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41486&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41486COVID-19 SymposiumEnvironmentFamilyHealthInnovationUC Davis Chancellor Gary MayUC Systemwide President Janet NapolitanoWalter Leal Incredible Work, and Timely, on 22 Species of HornetsWhat an incredible work!
And timely, too!
While many folks are panicking about the first detected (and destroyed) colony of Asian giant hornets, aka &ldquo;murder hornets,&rdquo; in North America, three entomologists have just published research on this and the 21 other known species of hornets in the genus Vespa, in the journal Insect Systematics and Diversity.
The article, &ldquo;The Diversity of Hornets in the Genus Vespa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Vespinae); Their Importance and......]]>Tue, 12 May 2020 16:27:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41466&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41466Allan Smith-PardoAsian giant hornetEnvironmenthornetsInnovationInsect Systematics and DiversityJames CarpenterLynn Kimseymurder hornetNatural ResourcesPest ManagementVespa Gearing Up for Second COVID-19 Symposium on May 14A panel of experts in medicine and science will present up-to-date information and answer questions at the second COVID-19 Symposium organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal.
The free public awareness event will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Viewers can register and post advance questions on Zoom at https://bit.ly/2SUJ7t5. For YouTube Live, the link is https://bit.ly/3b8TAau.
UC Systemwide President Janet Napolitano, a former secretary......]]>Mon, 11 May 2020 10:22:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41445&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41445COVID-19 SymposiumFamilyHealthInnovationJanet NapolitanoWalter Leal Matan Shelomi: How Do You Say 'Murder' Hornets? Delicious!They don't taste like chicken. The larvae and pupae of the Asian giant hornet taste like French fries. So says UC Davis-trained entomologist Matan Shelomi, assistant professor of entomology at the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan, whose course on &ldquo;Edible Insects&rdquo; is the largest in his department.
Shelomi, a graduate of Harvard University, holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, where he studied with major professor Lynn Kimsey, who directs the Bohart Museum of......]]>Fri, 08 May 2020 15:35:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41436&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41436AgricultureAsian giant hornetEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFoodfood dishesInnovationMatan ShelomiNational Taiwan UniversityUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyVespa mandarinia Painted Ladies: Yes, They Do!Yes, they do, and yes, she did.
Painted lady butterflies, Vanessa cardui, do lay their eggs on Echium wildpretii, commonly known as "the tower of jewels."
However, this little lady (below) persistently returned a few times to find a bee-free spot. She finally claimed a chunk of space near the top of the 8-foot plant.
Temporarily. Until the bees reclaimed it.
"Echium is a borage," says butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology. "Boraginaceae are......]]>Thu, 07 May 2020 16:29:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41424&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41424Art ShapiroEchium wildpretiiGreg KareofelasKathy Keatley Garveypainted ladytower of jewelsVacavilleVanessa cardui Back by Popular Demand: Second COVID-19 Virtual Seminar on May 14Mark your calendars.
The second UC Davis-based COVID-19 Symposium, https://bit.ly/2A2Qd8a, will be streamed via ZOOM and YouTube on Thursday, May 14 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration is free.
"We've assembled another panel of experts for viewers to address their questions and concerns,&rdquo; said UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology faculty and a former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology.
He is encouraging advance......]]>Wed, 06 May 2020 17:23:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41418&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41418Astronaut Steve RobinsonCOVID-19 virtual seminarJames R. CareyJanet NapolitanoWalter Leal The Hornet Wars: 'A Bloody Dumpster Fire'The news stories and social media comments about the Asian giant hornet detected last year in British Columbia and Washington state and labeled &ldquo;the murder hornet,&rdquo; are drawing the ire of entomologists throughout the world.
And well they should.
UC Davis wasp expert and researcher Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, called the name "ridiculous" and said "it's no more likely to sting......]]>Tue, 05 May 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41403&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41403Asian giant hornetBohart Museum of EntomologyLynn Kimseymurder hornetUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyUC Riverside About Those Asian Giant Hornets...The sensationalism. fear-mongering and general panic surrounding those Asian giant hornets, aka "murder hornets," detected last year in British Columbia and Washington state, are enough to curdle both the blood and the brain.
First there were the Africanized honey bees, which sensationalists called "the killer bees."
Don't even mention "assassin flies" or "bullet ants" or "deathwatch beetles."
Now there are the Asian giant hornets (AGH), Vespa mandarinia, which sensationalists have dubbed......]]>Mon, 04 May 2020 17:07:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41391&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41391Asian giant hornetBohart Museum of EntomologyLynn KimseyMike Jensenmurder hornetSusan CobeyTim LawrenceVespa mandariniaWashington State University Robert Kimsey and Elvira Galvan Hack: Making a DifferenceThey're making a difference: locally, regionally, nationally and now internationally.
If you're involved in the Animal Biology (ABI) major, an undergraduate program at the University of California, Davis--it's part of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology--you know who's making a difference:
Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, master advisor of ABI and an assistant adjunct professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and
Staff member Elvira Galvan Hack, who......]]>Fri, 01 May 2020 16:42:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41367&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41367advising awardsElvira Galvan HackNACADARobert KimseyUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Gotta Love That Spider!Gotta love that spider!
If you don't like spiders, you should like this one: the green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans.
It's bright green, the kind that makes you think of shamrocks and leprechauns and Ireland.
Its name, viridans, is Latin for "becoming green" but wait, it's already green, or it was when we spotted it in Vacaville on a pink rockrose, Cistus x purpureus (plant identified by Ellen Zagory of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden).
Soon the spider may change colors.
"Late......]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:05:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41334&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41334 Soldier Beetle Foraging on AphidsLady beetles, aka ladybugs, are not the only insects that feed on aphids.
So do the soldier beetles, family Cantharidae. They are sometimes known as leatherwings.
Got roses?
Got aphids?
You may also have a good friend, the soldier beetle.
Wikipedia tells us that their color pattern is reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers.
True....]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:38:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41325&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41325aphidsEnvironmentNatural Resourcesrosesoldier beetleYard & Garden Two Bees: A Close Encounter with a CousinSo here I am, a male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, just enjoying the nectar on this tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii, in Vacaville, Calif.
Some folks call me "The teddy bear bee."
Yes, I like that nickname. The late Robbin Thorp (1913-2019), UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, used to call me "the teddy bear bee" and display me at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open houses, because, well, for one, I am "cuddly"; two, I resemble a teddy bear; and three, I......]]>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:32:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41303&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41303AgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyEchium wildpretiiEnvironmenthoney beemale Valley carpenter beeNatural ResourcesRobbin Thorpteddy bear beetower of jewelsXylocopa varipunctaYard & Garden PPE in short supply for farm work during the COVID-19 crisisWhile most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professionals are out in the fields and packing houses working to produce food.
With increased demand for personal protective equipment, or PPE, to protect against COVID-19, these essential workers are facing shortages. Agricultural commissioners in 28 counties are hearing from farmers who are having trouble getting PPE for their employees and farmers in......]]>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:39:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41295&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
eegraftoncardwell@ucanr.edu(Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41295 A Little Brown, Carefully Wrapped Package in the GardenThe predator and the prey...
Or the predator-to-bee.
Currently, honey bees are foraging on our tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii, in our family's pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. It's a veritable tower of bees.
They're side-stepping a little brown, carefully wrapped package: a praying mantis egg case, the ootheca. But sometimes they're stepping on it.
The "baby" mantids have not emerged yet, but soon they will. The siblings will eat one another before they turn to other prey.
The......]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:06:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41291&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41291Echium wildpretiiegg casehoney beeoothecapraying mantistower of jewels COVID-19 Virtual Symposium: 'You Are My Heroes'&ldquo;I just wanted to thank you! You are my heroes.&rdquo;
So began an unsolicited email to UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, who organized and moderated a UC Davis-based COVID-19 virtual symposium spotlighting the expertise of physicians, scientists and a COVID-19 survivor.
&ldquo;This give me a sense of hope and calmed my anxiety like nothing else,&rdquo; letter writer Kim Allen continued. &ldquo;Part of what has been so hard is all the disinformation and complete lies and......]]>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:32:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41253&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41253Chancellor Gary MayCOVID-19 survivorCOVID-19 SymposiumHealthInnovationphysician-scientistsveterinariansWalter Leal Emily Bick's AAUW Grant: Targeting the Lygus BugWatch out, lygus bugs!
Agricultural entomologist Emily Bick is targeting you.
Lygus hesperus, a serious pest of strawberries--as well as cotton, and seed crops such as alfalfa--causes an estimated $40 million in annual losses to California's strawberry industry.
Bick, who received her doctorate in entomology last year from UC Davis and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Copenhagen, is a newly selected recipient of an American Association of University Women (AAUW) American......]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41242&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41242AgricultureAmerican Association of University WomenEconomic DevelopmentEmily BickEnvironmentInnovationlygus bugNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyUniversity of Copenhagan COVID-19 Webinar to Include UC Davis Professor's Scientific Modeling ExpertiseCOVID-19 is not to be taken lightly, says James R. Carey, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, who will share his scientific modeling expertise at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 webinar on Thursday afternoon, April 23.
The webinar, to be broadcast on Zoom and YouTube Live from 1:30 to 4 p.m., will feature physicians, scientists and a survivor of the COVID-19 virus, announced organizer-moderator Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor of the Department of Molecular and Cellular......]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:04:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41230&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41230coronavirusCOVID-19 survivorCOVID-19 webinarEnvironmentFamilyHealthInnovationJames R. Careyphysiciansscientific modelingscientistsWalter Leal COVID-19 Survivor to Participate in UC Davis-Based WebinarShe's a survivor of COVID-19 and she'll tell what happened to her.
The first Yolo County resident to test positive for COVID-19 will join physicians and scientists at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 public awareness webinar set from 1:30 to 4 p.m., on Thursday, April 23, on YouTube Live at covidactionplan.com.
Marilyn Stebbins, 58, of Davis, a UC San Francisco pharmacist, will participate, announced webinar organizer-moderator Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor of the Department of......]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:03:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41213&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41213Chancellor Gary MayCOVID-19 webinarFamilyHealthInnovationMarilyn StebbinspharmacyphysiciansscientistsUC DavisUC San Francisco School of PharmacyWalter Leal The Insects Around Us: From UC Davis Picnic Day to Your ComputerIf you missed the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic, you're not alone.
We missed it, too. So did the ants and other insects.
The Department of Entomology and Nematology annually hosts dozens of popular Picnic Day events at Briggs Hall and at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. But this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, &ldquo;closed&rdquo; was the word of the day.
"Closed." It's not a popular word when you're craving to show your audience the wonderful world of insects.
However, this year the......]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:11:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41192&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41192AgricultureDiane UllmanEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationJames R. CareyJeff SmithLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesPest ManagementRick KarbanTabatha YangUC Davis Picnic DayVirtual PIcnic Day Olivia Winokur: Newly Selected Fellow of Professors for the FutureShe's an doctoral student in entomology now, but look for Olivia Winokur to be a professor engaging in research, teaching and public service.
She's been making her mark in all three since enrolling in 2016 in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Ph.D. program, with a designated emphasis in the biology of vector-borne diseases.
Winokur, who studies with major advisor Christopher Barker, associate professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of......]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:33:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41174&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41174Aedes aegyptiChristopher BarkerEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHealthInnovationmosquitoesOlivia WinokurPest ManagementProfessors for the FutureUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Got a Question about COVID-19? UC Davis-Based Webinar Set April 23Can infected mosquitoes transmit COVID-19?
That's one of the questions slated to be asked at the UC Davis-based COVID webinar, set from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 23, via Zoom and YouTube.
Folks are submitting their questions now, and you can, too.
The virtual seminar, featuring physicians and scientists, is expected to provide a wealth of information, says organizer-moderator Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of......]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:56:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41153&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41153COVID-19 webinarEnvironmentHealthInnovationUniversity of California at DavisWalter Leal Good Morning from a Sleepy Bumble BeeBenjamin Franklin reportedly said: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
What about the sleeping patterns of bumble bees?
Bumble bees are definitely early risers--if the weather cooperates. They usually forage earlier than honey bees and also in cooler temperatures.
We spotted this bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, commonly known as a "black-tailed bumble bee," sleeping on a Spanish lavender blossom April 12 in a Vacaville, Calif. park.
Native to western......]]>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:52:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41143&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41143AgricultureBombus melanopygusbumble beeEnvironmentLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesRobbin ThorpSpanish lavenderUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden Congrats to Lynn and Bob Kimsey and Walter LealCongratulations to the three UC Davis faculty members who will receive prestigious awards next week from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).
They are:
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, recipient of the PBESA's highest honor, the C. W. Woodworth Award
Robert Kimsey, forensic entomologist and associate adjunct professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and......]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:49:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41124&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41124AgricultureawardsC. W. Woodworth AwardEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationLynn Kimseymentoring awardNatural ResourcesPacific Branch of the Entomological Society of AmericaPest ManagementRobert Kimseyteaching awardWalter Leal Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: California Honey FestivalAnother casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: the annual California Honey Festival, which was scheduled May 2 in historic downtown Woodland.
This year would have been the fourth annual.
But, of course, and rightfully so, the cancellation is for our protection. It needed &ldquo;not to happen.&rdquo;
The California Honey Festivalevent, launched in 2017 and sponsored by the City of Woodland and the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, is an all-day, free festival that usually draws a crowd of......]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:51:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41109&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41109AgricultureAmina HarrisCalifornia Honey FestivalEconomic DevelopmentElina Lastro NiņoEnvironmentFamilyFoodHealthInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Honey and Pollination CenterWendy MatherWoodlandYard & Garden This Hover Fly Engages in Identity TheftThe wonderful world of insects...
Have you ever seen a syrphid, aka hover fly or flower fly, that resembles a bumble bee?
Volucella bombylans is a fascinating fly that engages in identify theft. Of a bumble bee. It's a "wanna bee."
At first glance, it looks very much like a bumble bee, the Bombus melanopygus edwardsii, according to the late Robbin Thorp (1933-2019), distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California. Unlike a bumble bee, however, the fly has......]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:53:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41086&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41086Andrew Youngbumble bee mimicsCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationNatural Resourcessyprhid fliesUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Meet Two Outstanding Entomology Graduating Seniors at UC DavisCongratulations to Annaliese Wargin and Garrett Keating, two outstanding graduating seniors in entomology at the University of California, Davis.
Each will receive a bachelor's degree in entomology in June and each has been singled out for high honors.
Wargin is the newly selected recipient of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's &ldquo;Citation for Outstanding Performance,&rdquo; as well as a &ldquo;Department Citation&rdquo; for her stellar achievements in academics and......]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:52:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41074&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41074AgricultureAnnaliese WarginBombus impatiensOsmia lignariabumble beesEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentGarrett KeatingInnovationNatural Resourcesoutstanding graduating seniorsUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology David and Goliath? Underdog Vs. Bigger Opponent?Remember the biblical story about David and Goliath? How young David, the underdog, defeats a Philistine giant?
Sometimes you think the same kind of battle will occur in nature when a honey bee, Apis mellifera, encounters a much larger carpenter bee, the Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta.
We recently spotted a female Valley carpenter bee foraging on a mustard blossom, while her smaller cousin, the honey bee buzzed in, hoping to share. Both belong to the order Hymenoptera and the......]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:27:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41066&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41066AgricultureApis melliferaEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmenthoney beeInnovationNatural ResourcesRobbin ThorpValley carpenter beeXylocopa varipunctaYard & Garden All Hail the Honey BeeAll hail the honey bee!
It's an immigrant, like almost all of us, except for the Native Americans.
European colonists brought the honey bee (Apis mellifera) to what is now the United States in 1622. Specifically, they arrived at the Jamestown colony (Virginia). The Native Americans called the honey bee "the white man's fly." California had no honey bees until 1853 when a beekeeper brought his colonies to the San Jose area.
If you're like me, you can watch honey bees for hours.
Pull up a......]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:44:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41039&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41039AgricultureApis melliferaEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHealthhoney beeimmigrantmustardNatural ResourcesYard & Garden Ever Seen a Coronavirus-Equipped Mantis?Sometimes you just have to display your sense of humor.
Take the case of a huge praying mantis sculpture that anchors the Davis, Calif., front yard of entomologists Robert and Lynn Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
It's a coronoavirus-equipped mantis, complete with gloves and a face mask.
Yes, it's well protected. Yes, it's staying home. And yes, it's keeping a safe distance and not touching its eyes, nose or mouth as it searches for prey.
The score, so......]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:54:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40992&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40992coronaviru-equippedEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentKate FreyLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesPest Managementpraying mantisRobert KimseysculptureSonoma CornerstoneUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Ever Seen a Plume Moth?Have you ever seen a plume moth?
Or has a plume moth ever seen you?
We spotted a pterophorid plume moth (family Pterophoridae) yesterday on our back door in Vacaville, Calif. The t-shaped moth stayed in the same spot the entire day, from dawn to dusk, even when we entered and exited the door multiple times.
Its shape is what makes it unusual. Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, told us awhile back that the......]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:07:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40991&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40991AgricultureArt ShapiroEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentJerry PowellNatural ResourcesPest Managementplume mothUC BerkeleyUC DavisUC Statewide Integrated Pest Management ProgramYard & Garden Honey Bees Just Lovin' the MustardThe things we overlook are the things we should look for.
Take mustard and honey bees.
You've seen mustard thriving in fields, but have you ever considered planting some seeds from a nursery in your garden so honey bees will have something to eat in early spring? (And then, of course, replacing the mustard with other plants so the mustard does not go to seed? The soil also benefits.)
We've been planting mustard now for several years, and it's a joy to watch the bees foraging, flying and......]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:16:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40979&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40979AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmenthoney beeHoney Bee HobbyistNatural ResourcesnectarNorman GarypollenUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematologywild mustardYard & Garden UC Davis Entomology/Nematology Seminars: What a Wealth of InformationSo, you're sheltering in place and thinking about honey bees, bumble bees, monarchs and assorted other insects. Nematodes, too. And maybe a spider or two?
You're in luck. You can access (for free) the newly uploaded UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall and winter seminars, 2019-2020. Each spans about an hour long.
Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, assistant professor, coordinated the seminars. Thanks also to Hyun Suk Shin and George Terry and crew for videoing them......]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:53:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40968&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40968AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentfall seminarsGeorge TerryHealthHyun Suk ShinInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementRachel VannettespeakersUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematologywinter seminarsYard & Garden Farms and ranches sell direct online - Please help grow connections!Communities support their local farms and ranchesDuring this COVID-19 emergency, as most agritourism operations have canceled events and on-farm activities, many are refocusing on direct sales - selling to their local community members directly through on-line sales, CSAs, and pick-up and delivery services. UC SAREP is helping consumers purchase directly from local farms and ranches by sharing connections to local farmers all over California on our UC Agritourism Directory,......]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:02:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40963&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
paleff@ucanr.edu(Penny A. Leff)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40963agritourismCOVID-19farm-direct salesFood Public Service Project Targeting Coronavirus PandemicSo many good-hearted people are trying to help others during the coronavirus pandemic.
Take professional seamstress and aerobics instructor Teresa Hickman of Vacaville, Calif., who is devoting much of her time to sewing two-layer cotton face masks, now that her classes are on hiatus.
Over the last three weeks, the wife and mother of two gave away 72 fabric masks to family, friends, neighbors and business associates&mdash;and their friends and contacts.
Now, as a public service project,......]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:23:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40959&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40959Agriculturecoronavirus pandemiumentomological face masksEnvironmentface masksFamilyHealthInnovationNatural Resourcespublic serviceTeresa Hickman UC Davis Evolutionary Biologist: About Those Out-of-Place SpeciesWhat, hippos thriving in Colombia? Yes!
If you've been reading The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and National Geographic, you know about this.
And about the newly published research paper, &ldquo;Introduced Herbivores Restore Late Pleistocene Ecological Functions&rdquo; in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
It's the work of an 11-member international team led by Australian ecologist Erick Lundgren of the University of Technology, Sydney. The......]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:03:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40945&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40945Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentErick Lundgrenferal hogshipposInnovationNatural Resourcesout-of-place speciesProceedings from the National Academy of SciencesScott CarrollUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology UC Davis Doctoral Candidate Brendon Boudinot Shares Expertise on AntsWhen doctoral candidate and entomologist extraordinaire Brendon Boudinot delivered his exit seminar on ants to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, he drew acclaim, admiration and applause.
Boudinot, whose peers marvel at his expertise on all-things-ants and, indeed, all-things-entomological, greeted a standing-room only crowd in Room 122 of Briggs Hall.
If any ants had been in the room, they would have stood at attention, too.
Major professor Phil Ward praised Boudinot's......]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:56:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40846&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40846AgricultureantsBrendon BoudinotEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentexit seminarInnovationNatural ResourcesPhil WardUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Cabbage Aphids Do Not Social-Distance"Eat your greens," they say.
Okay, we don't need any encouragement, but apparently many other folks need a push, a poke or a prod to eat cole crops, including cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, mustard, kale and kohlrabi.
Well, cabbage aphids need no encouragement. We spotted some dusty blue-gray aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae, slurping the very life blood out of our mustard plants yesterday in Vacaville, Calif. That's what they do, and they do it well, thank you.
Frankly,......]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:15:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40765&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40765AgricultureBrevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphidsEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentmustardPest ManagementUC Statewide Integrated Pest Management ProgramYard & Garden Early Birds? No, Early Butterflies!Meanwhile, in between social distancing, what's happening in the world of insects?
We were surprised to see a skipper butterfly today (March 25) foraging in our bed of mustard in Vacaville, Calif.
Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, identified it as an "Umber Skipper, Poanes melane, a riparian species I haven't seen at any of my sites yet! It typically flies first in early to mid-April."
With thoughts of Shapiro's Beer-for-a-Butterfly......]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:37:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40774&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40774Allan JonesAnise SwallowtailArt ShapiroEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentKathy Keatley GarveyNatural ResourcesUC DavisUmber SkipperYard & Garden Meet Emily Meineke, New UC Davis Urban Landscape EntomologistWhile you're sheltering in place due to the coronavirus pandemic precautions, not too many people are aware of a new faculty member in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, recently arrived from Harvard.
Welcome, Emily Meineke!
She joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology as an assistant professor of urban landscape entomology on March 1. She studies how climate change and urban development affect insects, plants, and how they interact with one......]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:29:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40753&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40753AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmily MeinekeEnvironmentInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematologyurban landscape entomologyYard & Garden A Painted Lady and an Ice PlantWhen you're sheltering in, you can still take the dog for a walk--and look for insects.
We spotted this Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) sunning itself on a carpet of red-purple ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) in west Vacaville on March 20, "the day after the first day of spring."
Each competed for photographic attention: the soothing autumn colors of the butterfly and the brilliance of the spring ice plant.
V. cardui is a migratory butterfly that travels across the deserts of......]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:39:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40734&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40734Art ShapiroDelosperma cooperiEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentice plantNatural ResourcesPainted Ladysocial butterflyUC DavisVanessa carduiYard & Garden UC Davis: Where to Learn About Insects and How to Collect ThemLife, as we know it, changed rapidly with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
As you shelter in and look for something intriguing to do, would you to learn more about entomology, the science of insects?
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis, home of nearly eight million insect specimens, offers a wealth of information on insects in its free fact sheets that you're welcome to peruse and download. Topics include beetles, wasps/bees, mites/ticks, ants, flies, butterflies/moths, true......]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40715&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=40715AgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmenthow to make an insect collectionInnovationinsect factsJames R. CareyLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesNew GuineaPest ManagementSwallowtailsUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden The Legendary Bruce Hammock: Why Science Is Fun"Bruce D. Hammock is widely known for his groundbreaking research in insect physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, and experimental therapeutics. Early contributions were in fundamental regulatory biology, development of both small molecules and recombinant viruses as environmentally friendly pesticides, and the application of accelerator mass spectrometry to biological science. His laboratory pioneered the use of immunoassay for the analysis of human and environmental exposure to pesticides and......]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:07:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39699&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39699AgricultureAmerican EntomologistBruce HammockEconomic DevelopmentEicOsisEntomological Society of AmericaEnvironmentESAHealthinsectsNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Ian Grettenberger Targets a Variety of Pests(Editor's Note: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic precautions--when facilities are closing down--we're taking time to spotlight some of our UC Davis entomologists and their projects)
Agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger, who joined the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Entomology in January 2019, targets a variety of pests, including western spotted and striped cucumber, beetles, armyworms, bagrada bugs, alfalfa weevils,......]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:42:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39685&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39685agricultural pestsAgricultureEconomic DevelopmentFoodHealthIan GrettenbergerInnovationIntegrated Pest ManagementNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden How Do Flying Insects Turn on a Dime to Catch Prey?If you've ever watched flameskimmer dragonflies (Libellula saturata) zip-zagging around your yard looking for prey, you've probably marveled at the wings.
How do they do that?
&ldquo;Insect wings are dynamic," postdoctoral research fellow and insect biomechanist Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech told those at her recent UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar. "They're living structures. They allow an insect to pollinate. They allow insects to unfurl their wing or turn on a......]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:52:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39653&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39653AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHydraulics in an Insect WingInnovationinsect wingsMary SalcedoNatural ResourcesTufts UniversityUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Bohart Museum: Closed Until Monday, April 6The popular Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is a favorite destination of adults and children alike but that won't happen for awhile.
And rightfully so. We all need to take precautions.
Bohart Museum director Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at UC Davis, announced today that the Bohart is closed to the public until Monday, April 6. However, researchers may contact the museum for specific requests, she said.
The public closure is due to pandemic......]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:24:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39658&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39658AgricultureBohart Museum of Entomologyclosurecoronavirus pandemiumEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesPest Management Elizabeth Crone and the Declining Western Monarchs"Why Are the Monarch Butterflies Declining in the West?"
Professor Elizabeth Crone of Tufts University who researches monarchs (as well as bumble bees), drew a standing-room only crowd when she presented a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on the decline of Western monarchs.
UC Davis professor Neal Williams, a pollination ecologist who researches native bees, praised her "fearless perspective in the use of statistics; I value her insights." Williams has collaborated......]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:06:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39652&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39652AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentElizabeth CroneEnvironmentInnovationmonarch declinemonarchsNatural ResourcesTufts UniversityUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematologywestern monarchs No Open House March 21 at Bohart Museum of EntomologyIf you marked your calendar to attend the Saturday, March 21 open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis campus, you can unmark it.
For now.
The Bohart Museum of Entomology has postponed its open house to comply with the new UC Davis policies regarding coronavirus pandemic cautions. Officials initially set the open house, themed "Pollinators and Microbes," from 1 to 4 p.m.
In the meantime, head out to your favorite pollinator garden and see what's foraging. You might see not......]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:27:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39646&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39646AgriculturebeesBohart Museum of Entomologycoronavirus precautionsEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyInnovationmicrobesNatural Resourcesopen houseUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyUC Davis directives Entomologist Michael Hoffmann: Our Distinguished AlumnusCongratulations to noted entomologist Michael Hoffmann, an emeritus professor at Cornell University, for his selection as the 2020 Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumnus Award, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
Hoffmann, who is known for his advocacy of climate change literacy, leadership activities and biological control projects, received his doctorate in entomology from our department in 1990, studying with Professor Ted Wilson and later Professor Frank Zalom, an......]]>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39635&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39635Agricultureclimate changeCornell UniversityEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationLeigh Distinguished Alumnus AwardMichael HoffmannNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Mary Salcedo: About Those Insect Wings...Have you ever marveled at the wings of a grasshopper?
Postdoctoral research fellow and insect biomechanist Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech has. She studies insect wings.
Salcedo will present a seminar on "Hydraulics in an Insect Wing: How Venation Pattern Affects Circulation" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar from 4:10 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 in 122 Briggs Hall.
"Insect wings are flexible, dynamic living structures that are composed of long tubular veins,......]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:33:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39600&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39600AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationinsect wingsMary SalcedoNatural ResourcesUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyVirginia Tech UC Davis Alumnus Emily Bick Making Her Mark in DenmarkUC Davis alumnus Emily Bick is making her mark in Denmark.
Bick, an agricultural entomologist who received her doctorate in entomology in June 2019 from UC Davis and then headed for the University of Copenhagen for her postdoctoral fellowship, has just received a $23,000 fellowship from the American Scandinavian Foundation for her proposal, "Designing Pest-Resilient Apple Orchards Using Bespoke Models."
This stipend will help support one year of living expenses while she pursues ecological......]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39609&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39609AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEmily BickEnvironmentInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyUniversity of Copenhagen A Look at 'Miss Bee Haven'If you've ever visited the H&auml;agen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, you've seen it--the six-foot long ceramic-mosaic sculpture of a worker bee.
Titled "Miss Bee Haven," it anchors the half-acre bee garden, which was installed in the fall of 2009 and named for its primary donor.
The sculpture is the work of self-described "rock artist" Donna Billick of Davis. She designed, fabricated and constructed Miss Bee Haven, using rebar, chicken wire, sand, cement, tile, bronze,......]]>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39591&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39591AgricultureDiane UllmanDonna BillickEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyHäagen-Dazs Honey Bee HavenInnovationMiss Bee HavenNatural ResourcesUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology California's Almond Pollination Season: Just Buzzin'Did you hear that buzz in California's almond orchards?
It takes about two colonies per acre to pollinate California's 1.2 million acres of almonds. That's about 2.5 million bee colonies trucked here from throughout the country.
And now the 2020 almond pollination season, which began around Valentine's Day, is ending, not with a buzz, but with somewhat of a bang as growers worry about whether they'll have enough bees for next season.
In a Jan. 22 article in Ag Alert, assistant editor......]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:44:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39583&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39583Ag AlertAgriculturealmond acreagealmond pollination seasonBrittney GoodrichChristine SouzaEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmenthoney beesInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementUC DavisYard & Garden Yes, You Can Attend the 'Saving a Bug's Life' SymposiumYes, you can.
If you've been wondering if there's still room for you at the innovative UC Davis symposium on "Saving a Bug's Life: Legal Solutions to Combat Insect Biodiversity Decline and the Sixth Mass Extinction," the answer is yes.
The free public event, set from 8:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 6 in Room 1001 of the School of Law, 400 Mrak Ave., is sponsored by UC Davis Environmental Law Society (ELS), and aims to bring together law and science to address insect biodiversity decline. You......]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:29:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39586&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39586AgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHoney and Pollination CenterInnovationNatural ResourcesSaving a Bug''s Life: Legal Solutions to Combat Insect Biodiversity Decline and the Sixth Mass ExtinctionUC DavisUC Davis Environmental Law SocietyYard & Garden Seen Any Western Monarchs Lately?Seen any Western monarch butterflies yet this year?
No? Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has. He spotted one on Jan. 30, 2020 in Sacramento, but it was outside his transect (he's monitored the population of butterflies, including monarchs, in his transect since 1972). (Shapiro declared monarchs on "life support" in a March 2019 Bug Squad blog.)
A January monarch? That indeed was early for this area but Louie Yang, associate professor of......]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:31:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39574&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39574AgricultureCheryl SchultzChristopher JasonEconomic DevelopmentElizabeth CroneEnvironmentFamilyInnovationmonarch butterfliesNatural ResourcesWashington State UniversityWestern Monarch Mystery ChallengeYard & Garden Meet the Mountain BoyI call him the Mountain Boy.
A male carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, appeared in our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif.,on Feb. 27, the earliest we've seen this species.
It's the smallest of California's carpenter bees and is often called the foothill or mountain carpenter bee.The females are black with light smoky-colored wings. The male has bright yellow marks on the lower part of its face and some yellow hairs on the top front of its thorax.
In addition to the mountain......]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:16:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39560&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39560AgricultureCaliforniaEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationmale carpenter beeNatural ResourcesRobbin ThorpUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyVacavilleXylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Doctoral Candidate Brendon Boudinot to Discuss Evolution of Insects at Exit SeminarHe will walk folks through the evolution of the insects out of the ocean and into the air, and from the air back to the ground (in the case of ants).
That's what doctoral candidate and ant specialist Brendon Boudinot of the Phil Ward lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will do when he presents his exit seminar, "Abdomens and Ants: Evolutionary and Phylogenetic Morphology of the Insects" from 4:10 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 4 in 122 Briggs Hall on Kleiber Hall Drive, UC......]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:52:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39539&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39539AgricultureantsBrendon BoudinotEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentexit seminarInnovationNatural ResourcesUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day and the Fascinating World of NematodesDo you know what a nematode is?
If you're a gardener, you're aware that nematodes are "microscopic, eel-like roundworms" and that "most troublesome species in the garden are those that live and feed within plant roots most of their lives and those that live freely in the soil and feed on plant roots," according to the UC Integrated Pest Management Program website on nematodes.
If you attended the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, you learned hands-on information from......]]>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:26:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39524&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39524AgricultureChristopher PaganCorwin ParkerEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFoodHealthInnovationNatural ResourcesNematodesPest ManagementSteve NadlerUC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden Bee-ing There at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayThe H&auml;agen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven drew scores of families at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a science-based day always held the Saturday of Presidents' Day weekend.
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology operates and maintains the half-acre bee garden, located on Bee Biology Road next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, west of the central campus. It is open from dawn to dusk; admission is free.
The garden is directed by Extension apiculturist......]]>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39508&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39508AgricultureChristine CaseyDiane UllmanDonna BillickEconomic DevelopmentElina Lastro NiņoEnvironmentHäagen-Dazs Honey Bee HavenInnovationLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesUC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayYard & Garden A Good Day to Learn About ScienceThey came, they saw, they learned.
And in some cases, they conquered--they conquered their fear or avoidance of insects.
Such was the case at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, an annual science-based event showcasing 13 museums or collections across campus.
At the Bohart Museum, visitors held Madagascar hissing cockroaches, stick insects and praying mantids. They viewed hundreds of butterfly specimens. They marveled at rhinoceros......]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:02:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39500&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39500AgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesPest ManagementRebecca GodwinScience DayUC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Learn About These Scientists' Research at UC Davis SeminarThe UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 26 will feature six &ldquo;Faculty Flash Talks&rdquo; on topics ranging from honey bees to tsetse flies to digger bees to trapdoor spiders to fruit flies.
The seminar, set from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, will include Joanna Chiu, Jason Bond, Geoffrey Attardo, Rachel Vannette, Julia Fine, and Arathi Seshadri.
Associate professor Joanna Chiu, vice chair of the department, will present &ldquo;results from......]]>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:58:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39495&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39495AgricultureArathi Seshadri.Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentFaculty Flash TalksGeoffrey AttardoInnovationJason BondJoanna ChiuJulia FineNatural ResourcesPest ManagementRachel VannetteUC Davis Department of Entomlogy and NematologyYard & Garden Scientists Focusing on Insect Biodiversity and Insect DeclineIf you're looking for a thought-provoking discussion on insect biodiversity and decline, mark your calendars.
Chemical ecologist and conservation biologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz of UC Davis and Norman Gershenz, conservation biologist and CEO of SaveNature.Org, will speak on &ldquo;Is Insect Biodiversity, Biomass and Abundance Declining? What Can Be Done If It Is?&rdquo; at a public talk on Monday night, March 2, at the Hillside Club's Fireside Lecture Series, Berkeley.
The husband-wife team of......]]>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:20:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39482&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39482AgricultureBerkeleyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFireside Lecture SeriesHillside ClubInnovationinsect biodiversityinsect biomassinsect diversityinsectsLeslie Saul-GershenzNatural ResourcesNorman Gershenz Martin Hauser: 'The Curious Case of the Stingless Bees of Palo Alto'The title is intriguing: "The Curious Case of the Stingless Bees of Palo Alto."
Isn't it illegal to import stingless bees in the United States? It is.
So what's going on?
Members of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society and guests will find out when Martin Hauser, senior insect biosystematist with the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), speaks on &ldquo;The Curious Case of the Stingless Bees of Palo Alto&rdquo; on Thursday night, Feb. 27 on......]]>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:30:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39473&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39473AgricultureCDFAEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentMartin HauserPacific Coast Entomological SocietyPlebeiastingless beesUC Davis Walter Leal: Lighting the Way and Sparking the Fire of Knowledge"I don't teach because I have to; I teach because it is a joy to light the way and to spark the fire of knowledge."
So says noted chemical ecologist Walter Leal, newly selected recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching from the UC Davis Academic Senate.
The award recognizes outstanding teaching and dedication to student success. Leal will be honored with other Academic Senate and Academic Federation award recipients at a ceremony in the spring.
"When I......]]>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:29:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39467&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39467Academic Senatechemical ecologyDistinguished Teaching AwardEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationUC DavisWalter Leal Mercedes Burns: Evolutionary Biology of Sex and Sexual Conflict of HarvestersEvolutionary biologist Mercedes Burns of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, should draw a large crowd when she discusses her research on the evolutionary biology of sex and sexual conflict of harvesters or "daddy-longlegs."
Burns, an assistant professor of biological sciences, will discuss "Reproductive Diversity and Sexual Conflict: Opilionid (Daddy-LongLegs or Harvestmen) Mating from the Female Perspective," when the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosts her......]]>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39456&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39456daddy-longlegsEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentHarvestersInnovationJapanMercedes BurnsNatural ResourcesOpilionesUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyUniversity of Maryland UC Davis Symposium to Address Insect Decline: 'Saving a Bug's Life'A unique UC Davis symposium on "Saving a Bug's Life: Legal Solutions to Combat Insect Biodiversity Decline and the Sixth Mass Extinction" will bring together law and science to address insect biodiversity decline.
The event, sponsored by UC Davis Environmental Law Society (ELS) and scheduled from 8:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 6 in Room 1001 of the School of Law, 400 Mrak Ave., is free and open to the public. It will include lunch and an evening cocktail reception. Registration is under way......]]>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:10:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39444&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39444AgricultureArt ShapiroBrendon BoudinotC Davis Environmental Law SocietyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentinsectsLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesNeal WilliamsSaving a Bug''s LifeSchool of Law Diversity of Bugs at Bohart Museum of EntomologyIf diversity is the spark of life, then the Bohart Museum of Entomology is fueling that spark into a full flame.
The Bohart Museum, home of nearly eight million insect specimens collected worldwide, will be one of the 13 museums or collections open on Saturday, Feb. 15 during the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.
Directed by Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at UC Davis, the Bohart Museum is located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane. Scientists at the......]]>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:31:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39439&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=3943913 museums or collectionAgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyInnovationNatural ResourcesPest Managementscience-based dayUC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayYard & Garden Why Diversity Reigns Supreme at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayDiversity will reign supreme at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15, when 13 museums or collections will be open to the public. The event, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and family friendly.
As you meander from site to site, pay close attention to the t-shirts the scientists/volunteers are wearing; pay attention for two reasons:
The t-shirt design, the work of entomologist/artist Ivana Li, shows a double-decker bus filled with organisms you'll see during the......]]>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:06:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39430&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39430AgricultureBohart Museum of Entomologydouble-decker busEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyFoodHealthInnovationNatural ResourcesPest Managementscience dayUC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayYard & Garden A Hidden Treasure at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayTalk about those tenacious tidy tips. And those picture-perfect phacelias.
When you attend the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15, you'll see these California natives blooming in the Biological Orchard and Gardens (BOG), a 24,000-square-foot treasure behind the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory off Kleiber Hall Drive.
The ninth annual Biodiversity Museum Day, a science-based day that's free and family friendly, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and showcase 13 museums or......]]>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:17:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39419&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39419AgricultureBiological Orchard and GardensBOGBotanical ConservatoryEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentErnesto SandovalFamilyHealthInnovationNatural Resourcesphaceliatidy tipsUC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Forum: Butterflies, Birds and Biodiversity StudiesYou won't want to miss this. And what an opportunity to ask questions!
Three noted UC Davis scientists will speak at a special forum from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 194 of Young Hall at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The slate of speakers:
Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, will discuss &ldquo;Are Our Butterflies in Trouble?&rdquo; (&ldquo;Yes, they mostly are in trouble,&rdquo; he says. He will discuss &ldquo;How do we know......]]>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:05:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39411&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39411AgricultureArt Shapirobiodiversity studiesbirdsbutterfliesEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyGabrielle NevittInnovationMelanie TruanNatural ResourcesseabirdsUC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day The Buzz: Protecting Our Bumble BeesBumble bees--how many have you seen so far this year on the UC Davis campus?
If you join the thousands of visitors at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15--a free public event showcasing 13 museums or collections--you might--might--see bumble bees (Bombus melanopygus and Bombus vosnesenskiii) in the UC Davis Arboretum or the H&auml;agen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, but not these four:
Franklin's bumble bee, Bombus franklini
Suckley cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus......]]>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39397&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39397AgricultureBombus crotchi.Neal WilliamsBombus frankliniBombus occidentalisBombus suckleyibumble beesCapital Public RadioCrotch bumble beeEconomic DevelopmentEndangered Species ActEnvironmentFamilyFranklin''s bumble beeInnovationNatural ResourcesRobbin ThorpSuckley cuckoo bumble beeWestern bumble bee UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Time to Explore Diversity of LifeYou'll see an owl butterfly at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. You'll see a great-horned owl at the Raptor Center.
"Owl that" at more at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15 when 13 museums and collections showcase their projects.
The event, to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and family friendly. All 13 sites are within walking distance except for the H&auml;agen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road and the Raptor Center on Old Davis Road.
The......]]>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:44:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39379&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39379AgriculturebeescollectionsEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentFamilyFoodHealthInnovationinsectsmuseumsNatural ResourcesnematodesPest ManagementUC Davis Biodiversity Museum DayUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden Bombus Back in BeniciaHow many different bumble bee species have you seen or photographed this year?
Have you seen the black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus? It's the earliest to emerge in this area.
We photographed several B. melanopygus on Jan. 25 near downtown Benicia. Three were foraging on rosemary and one on a rose.
B. melanopygus is native to western North America and found from California to British Columbia and as far east as Idaho, it forages on manzanitas, wild lilacs, wild buckwheats, lupines,......]]>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:32:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39341&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39341AgricultureBohart Museum of EntomologyBombusbumble bee contestEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentfirst bumble bee of the yearLynn KimseyNatural ResourcesRobbin ThorpYard & Garden A Praying Mantis Was HereYou never know where a praying mantis will deposit its egg case, the ootheca.
In and around Vacaville, we've seen them on olive trees, honeysuckle vines, passionflower vines, and wooden stakes. On the UC Davis campus, we've seen them on a 10-foot-tall Mexican grass tree (Dasylirion longissimum) in the Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.
Then last week we spotted an ootheca on our decades-old weathered barn birdhouse.
It appears that a predator, probably a bird, ravaged it,......]]>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39340&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39340Agriculturebarnbirdhouseborn in a barnEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationNatural Resourcesoothecapraying mantis Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest Is OverIf you were thinking of trying to net a cabbage white butterfly to win Art Shapiro's "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest"--a butterfly for a pitcher of beer, or its equivalent--you're too late. The contest is over.
No winner this year.
Shapiro, a UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, saw one in Winters, Yolo County, but he couldn't collect it. No bug. No suds. No winner.
So, Shapiro, who has sponsored the annual contest since 1972 to determine the bug's first flight of the......]]>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:21:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39354&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39354AgricultureArt ShapiroBeer-for-a-Butterfly ContestEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationMatthew ForisterNatural ResourcesPieris rapaeUC Davis Andrew Young: Natural History of Syrphids, from Pollinators to ParasitoidsAt first glance, they're often mistaken for bees, but bees they are not. They're flies.
You've probably seen them hovering over flowers, which is why syprhids are commonly called "hover flies" or "flower flies."
Enter Andrew Young.
He's a UC Davis postdoctoral researcher with the Department of California Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and he researches syrphids.
Young, who specializes in Diptera taxonomy and phylogenetics at CDFA, will present a seminar to the UC Davis Department of Entomology......]]>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39339&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39339AgricultureAndrew YoungBohart Museum of EntomologyCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureCDFAEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationNatural ResourcesPest Managementsyrphid fliesUC Davis Department of Entomology and NematologyYard & Garden Oh, for a Water Bear Sculpture at the Bohart Museum!If you can picture a huge water bear (tardigrade) sculpture gracing the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, the scientists need your help to make it happen.
Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis professor of entomology, hopes to fund the artistic concrete sculpture, measuring about 4 feet by eight feet, as soon as possible. Her GoFundMe account at https://www.gofundme.com/f/waterbear-sculpture seeks $5000.
"Folks, we're on our way,"......]]>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:42:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39330&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39330Bohart Museum of EntomologyEconomic DevelopmentFamilygofundme accountInnovationNatural Resourcestardigrade sculpturetardigradeswater bears Farmers & Ranchers invited to February agritourism workshopsHello California farmers and ranchers. Are you considering inviting visitors to your land for extra income, public education and community connections? Or are you already an agritourism operator interested in networking with others involved in California agritourism? If so, we invite you to join us at one of the upcoming events where UC SAREP Agritourism Coordinator Penny Leff will be speaking about agritourism development that benefits growers and communities.
Sustainable Food and Farming......]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:41:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39321&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
paleff@ucanr.edu(Penny A. Leff)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39321agritourismEconomic DevelopmentUC SAREP A Monarch Sighting in January? In Sacramento? Yes!News flash: Monarch sighting in Sacramento!
Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, spotted a monarch in Sacramento on Wednesday, Jan. 29--way, way, way early to see monarchs in this area.
But it wasn't in his transect.
Shapiro, who maintains a research website at http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/, has monitored butterfly population trends on a transect across central California since 1972. The 10 sites stretch from the Sacramento River Delta......]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39320&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39320AgricultureArt Shapirocabbage white butterflyEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentfirst sightingInnovationmonarch butterflyNatural ResourcesUC Davis Geoffrey Attardo's Tiny Subjects Drawing Large-Scale AttentionUC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo's tiny research subjects in Tupper Hall are receiving widespread attention on a very large scale.
In less than 48 hours, nearly 500,000 people have seen them&mdash;but not in his restricted-access lab.
His research subjects are blood-sucking tsetse flies, and PBS featured them in its Deep Look video, &ldquo;A Tsetse Fly Births One Enormous Milk-Fed Baby,&rdquo; released Jan. 28, and its accompanying news story.
Infected tsetse flies......]]>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:51:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39314&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39314AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentGeoffrey AttardoGlossina morsitans morsitansInnovationNatural ResourcesPBS Deep LookPest Managementtsetse fliesUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Searching the California Floristic Province for Trapdoor SpidersA UC Davis scientist has just received a federal grant to study trapdoor spiders in California, with opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in the research. Citizen scientists also can be involved through public sightings and suggestions for naming a newly discovered species.
First, the grant:
Jason Bond, professor and the Schlinger Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a 4-year, $1.4 million National Science Foundation......]]>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:01:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39304&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39304Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentFran KellerInnovationJason BondMarshal HedinNational Science FoundationNatural Resourcestrapdoor spidersUC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology WSU Video with UC Davis Connections: Selecting Methods for Honey Bee BreedingIf you're a beekeeper or scientist and want to know more about bee breeding, you should access the newly produced video, "Selecting Methods for Honey Bee Breeding."
It's the work of Washington State University's Honey Bee Research Program, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (WSU CAHNRS), and accessible free online on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/380776410.
The 28-minute video, two years in the making, is aimed at helping beekeepers improve their stock and overcome some......]]>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:00:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39276&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39276Agriculturebee breedingEconomic DevelopmentHarry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research FacilityInnovationNatural ResourcesPest ManagementSteven SheppardSusan CobeyTimothy LawrenceUC Davis Department of EntomologyWashington State University Pieris rapae, Pieris rapae, Pieris rapae..."Today dawned foggy," began Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, in a Jan. 22nd group email.
As you know, Shapiro sponsors the annual Cabbage White Butterfly Contest--the first person who collects the first cabbage white of the year from the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo wins a pitcher of beer. It's a research project he's been working on since 1972 to determine the first flight of Pieris rapae. He's usually the winner because he knows where to......]]>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:01:00 PSThttp://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39274&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed
kegarvey@ucdavis.edu(Kathy Keatley Garvey)http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=39274AgricultureArt Shapirobeer for a butterflyCabbage White Butterfly ContestEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentInnovationNatural Resourcessuds for a bugUC Davis